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An Introduction - Launching Range: Undergraduate Research Journal
Annie Isabel Fukushima (Editor in Chief)
1. Why they Stay: Puerto Rican Businesses in the Flood Zone
Olivia Vielstich (University of Utah)
2. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Liuchen (Tony) Chen
Tony (Liuchen) Chen (University of Utah)
3. Asian Community: Utah State-Wide Needs Assessment of Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, and Human Trafficking
4. The More You Know: Knowledge About Gender as Basis to Inclusive Healthcare Practices
Natalia Garrido (University of Utah)
5. Optimizing Protocols for RNA Isolation From Fixed Tissue
Brenda Acosta (Utah Valley University)
6. Numbers and Nuclear Families: Gender and Work in Indian Boarding School Mathematics Curricula, 1879-1932
Luke Kim (Kenyon College); José Gutiérrez (Education, Culture and Society, University of Utah); Charles Sepulveda (Ethnic Studies, University of Utah); Kēhaulani Vaughn (Education, Culture and Society, University of Utah); and Cynthia Benally (Education, Culture and Society, University of Utah)
7. Allotments and Arithmetic: Land Dispossession in Indian Boarding School Mathematics Curricula, 1879-1932
Mary Smith (University of Utah); José Gutiérrez (Education, Culture and Society, University of Utah); Charles Sepulveda (Ethnic Studies, University of Utah); Cynthia Benally (Education, Culture and Society, University of Utah); and Kēhaulani Vaughn (Education, Culture and Society, University of Utah)
8. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Andrew Bergenthal
Andrew Bergenthal (University of Utah)
9. Optimization of Brain Slice Health for Ultrasonic Stimulation
Gabrielle Bingener (University of Utah); Jan Kubanek (Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah); Carena Cornelssen (University of Utah); and Peter J. West (Pharmacology, University of Utah)
10. Production of High-Purity Calcite and Rare Earth Elements from Phosphogypsum
Rachel D’Agostini (University of Utah)
11. Joint Classification-Regression Algorithm for Myoelectric Control
William Caden Hamrick (Mercer University); Jacob George (Electrical Engineering, University of Utah); and Connor Olsen (University of Utah)
12. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience -Josh Hillyard
Josh Hillyard (University of Utah)
13. Utilizing Non-Invasive Focused Ultrasound to Improve Immunotherapy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Josh Hillyard (University of Utah); Allison Payne (Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah); and Sara Johnson (University of Utah)
14. Studying the Manual Control of a Continuum Soft Manipulator
Jacob Hirst (University of Utah)
15. Development of a Utah Optrode Array for Large Scale Optogenetics in Non-Human Primate Cortex: Analysis of Spatial Excitation Pattern Using C-FOS Expression
Alexander Ingold (University of Utah); Alessandra Angelucci (School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah); Andrew Clark (University of Utah); Justin Balsor (University of Utah); Frederick Federer (University of Utah); Christopher F. Reiche (University of Utah); and Steve Blair (University of Utah)
16. Making Smart Hospitals Useful
Thomas Kauffman (University of Utah); Joshua Dawson (University of Utah); and Jason Wiese (School of Computing, University of Utah)
17. Investigating Curvature Induced Circumferential Drifts to Improve the 3D Reconstruction of a Deployed Stent
Michael Keyser (University of Utah) and Lucas Timmins (Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
18. Online Learning with Spiking Neural Networks for Data Prefetching
James McMahon (University of Utah)
19. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Breanna Michele Wong
Breanna Michele Wong (University of Utah)
20. 3D Printing Transient Electronics for Biomedical Implants
21. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Sarah Haysley
Sarah Haysley (Ohio State University)
22. Assessment of an Auditory Reflect That Facilitates Listening in Background Noise
23. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Zachary Mallender
Zachary Charles Mallender (University of Utah)
24. Assay of the Dreem Device on Sleep Metrics and an Exploration of Sleep Staging in Chronic Short Sleepers During Time in Bed Extension
Zachary Charles Mallender (University of Utah) and Christopher Depner (Health, Nutrition, and Kinesiology, University of Utah)
25. The Influence of Prior Knowledge on the Learning of New Movements Across the Human Lifespan
Jade Robinson (Johns Hopkins University); Bradley King (Health and Kinesiology, University of Utah); and Anke Van Roy (University of Utah)
26. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Reflection - Keaton Rosquist
Keaton Rosquist (University of Utah)
27. Blueberry Supplementation Improves High-Fat-Diet Induced Gut Inflammation
28. The Influence of Time-Restricted Feeding on Mesentric Arterial Function in Older Obese Mice
Heba Sultan (University of Utah)
29. Electric Bus Air Quality Monitoring Platform: Findings and Implications - Part 1
Gabriel Baffour (University of Utah); Daniel Mendoza (Atmospheric Sciences, University of Utah); and Tabitha Benney (Political Science, University of Utah)
30. The Impact of Air Pollution Exposure on Childhood Cancer Survivors: Creating and Obtaining Feedback from Researchers on an Informative Brochure
Sarah Bayardo (University of Utah); Anne Kirchhoff (Pediatrics, University of Utah); Marlon Lopez (University of Utah); Karely Mann (University of Utah); and Judy Y. Ou (University of Utah)
31. The Feasibility of Using a Novel Somatostatin Receptor 2 Inhibitor to Treat Type 2 Diabetic Rats
Samuel Evans (University of Utah); Owen Chan (Internal Medicine, University of Utah); and Chukwuemeka Uzo (University of Utah)
32. Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, and Suicidal Behavior Among Hispanics in the US
Naomi Guerrero Reyes (Westminster College)
33. How Negative Do You Feel? Emotion Regulation in AMCI and the Aging Brain
Ellie Han (Vanderbilt University); Joseph Kim (Psychiatry, University of Utah); Vincent Koppelmans (University of Utah); Scott Langenecker (University of Utah); and Sara Weisenbach (University of Utah)
34. A Pilot Study Replicating Foot and Ankle Kinematics and Kinetics Using a Custom Robotic Simulator
Jordy A. Larrea Rodriguez (University of Utah); Amy Lenz (Orthopaedics, University of Utah); and Anthony H. Le (University of Utah)
35. Creating and Obtaining Feedback on a Childhood Cancer Environmental Health Brochure: Results from Researcher Survey
Marlon Lopez (University of Utah); Anne Kirchhoff (Pediatrics, University of Utah); Sarah Bayardo (University of Utah); Karely Mann (University of Utah); and Judy Y. Ou (University of Utah)
36. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Monica-Rae Owens
37. Interventional Assessment of Air Quality on Low-Income Homes in Salt Lake County
Monica-Rae Owens (University of Utah); Camden Alexander (University of Utah); Scott Collingwood (Pediatrics, University of Utah); and Marco Lorenzo Allain (University of Utah)
38. Examining the Temporal Relationship Between Air Quality Trends and Glycemic Outcomes Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Catherine Petersen (University of Utah); Ramkiran Gouripeddi (Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah); Sejal Mistry (University of Utah); and Julio C. Facelli (University of Utah)
39. Historic Traffic Data and Populated Weighted Centroids
Kevin Ramos (University of Utah); James VanDerslice (Family & Preventative Medicine, University of Utah); and Andrea Davis (University of Utah)
40. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Jada Kali Stelmach
Jada Kali Stelmach (University of Utah)
41. Characterizing the Effects of Mitochondrial DNA in Suicides
42. Regulation of the Mitochondrial Oxaloacetate OAC1
Bridget Ward (University of Utah); Zachary Wilson (Biochemistry, University of Utah); and Adam L. Hughes (University of Utah)
43. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Gabrielle Desjardins
Gabrielle Desjardins (University of Utah)
44. An Activity to Increase Interest in STEM Among Historically Underrepresented Students
45. Implementing Education on Objectification Theory and Why it is More Beneficial for Women's Issues than the Body Positivity Movement
Lauren Lloyd (University of Utah)
46. The WWII American Homefront and the Development of the Modern LGBT Movement in the United States: A Case Study in Using Thematic and Place-Based Methodologies in Historical Historical Interpretation for the National Park Service (NPS)
Eliana Massey (University of Utah)
47. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Cody Howell Page
Cody Howell Page (University of Utah)
48. Forgiveness: A New Rhetorical Strategy for Creating an Equitable Criminal Justice System
49. Evaluations of Pazopanib Efficacy on Pediatric Sarcoma Cell Lines
Ananya Kumar (University of Texas at Austin); Shreya Goel (Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah); and Spencer Carstens (University of Utah)
50. Forest Resilience: Aspen Physiological Responses to Drought
Marco Castaneda (California State University Dominguez Hills); William Anderegg (School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah); and Jaycie Fickle (University of Utah)
51. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Brian Hassard
Brian Hassard (University of Utah)
52. Characterization and Analysis of a High-Frequency Traveling Wave Thermoacoustic Engine
53. An Analysis of Gas-Phase Sulfide and Oxide Bonding to Uranium by Guided Ion Beam Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Steven Peter Krauel (University of Utah); Peter B. Armentrout (Chemistry, University of Utah); Sara L. Rockow (University of Utah); and Brandon C. Stevenson (University of Utah)
54. The Emergence of Chaos in Lasers
Steven Marz (University of Utah)
55. Relating Student's Comfort Level with Classmates to Social Belonging in General Chemistry 1
Tenzin Norzom (University of Utah)
56. Interpreting the Consequences of Single-Cell CRISPR Perturbations Through Label Transfer
Tejashree Prakash (University of Utah); Clayton M. Carey (University of Utah); Shengzhou Wang (University of Utah); and James A. Gagnon (School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah)
57. Bioinformatics to Detect Functional Interactions Important for the DNA Repair Enzyme MUTYH
Tara Tazehabadi (University of Utah)
58. Pollinator Influence on the Abundance and Composition of Nectar Microbes in Oenothera Macrocarpa
Eleanor Wachtel (University of Utah); Joshua Steffen (School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah); and Annika Kloepper (University of Utah)
59. Neurocognitive Effects of Listing Effort on Speech Perception in Older Adults: Evidence from Event-Related Brain Potentials
Hope Caviness (Baylor University); Brennan Payne (Psychology, University of Utah); and Jack W. Silcox (University of Utah)
60. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Lauren Christian
Lauren Christian (University of Utah)
61. Utilizing Feedback from Families with Asthmatic Children to Mitigate Air Pollution Health Consequences
62. Electric Bus Air Quality Monitoring Platform: Findings and Implications - Part 2
Jessica Cuello (University of Utah); Tabitha Benney (Political Science, University of Utah); Daniel Mendoza (Atmospheric Sciences, University of Utah); and Casey Olson (University of Utah)
63. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Shane Denherder
Shane Denherder (University of Utah)
64. Physiological Responses to an Online Infant Cry Stimulus in Expectant Mothers
Shane Denherder (University of Utah); Dylan Neff (University of Utah); Joshua Marchant (University of Utah); Rose McLaughlin (University of Utah); K. Lee Raby (University of Utah); Sheila E. Crowell (University of Utah); and Elisabeth Conradt (Psychology, University of Utah)
65. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Marin Macfarlane
Marin Macfarlane (University of Utah)
66. Effects of Natural and Urban Imagery on Error-Related Negativity
Marin Macfarlane (University of Utah); Amy McDonnell (Psychology, University of Utah); and David Strayer (University of Utah)
67. Social Justice in Social Science: Intersectional Praxis and the Role of Community-Based Research-Practice Partnerships
Tara Jill Olson (University of Utah)
68. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Alicia Quick
Alicia Quick (University of Utah)
69. Effects of Natural and Urban Imagery on the Error-Related Negativity
70. Reflection on Undergraduate Reserach Experience - Macey Tilk
Macy Tilk (University of Utah)
71. Avalanche Activity and Plant Biodiversity in the Wasatch Mountains, Utah
Macy Tilk (University of Utah) and Mitchell Power (Geography, University of Utah)
72. Reflection on Undergraduate Research Experience - Caleb Woolston
Caleb Woolston (University of Utah)
73. Impact of Trauma Exposure and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms on Baseline Self-Reported Safety Behaviors Versus Observer-Rated Safety Behaviors During the Trauma Film Paradigm
Caleb Woolston (University of Utah); Anu Asnaani (Psychology, University of Utah); Manny Gutierrez Chavez (University of Utah); and Kiran Kaur (University of Utah)
74. Scoping Review of Anti-Racism Programs and Practices Within Higher Education: Institutional Accountability and the Promises of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Audrey Pozernick (University of Utah)
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