Honors Independent Research Sources

2025 Graduates

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Karen Bello-Yau, “The Knowledge of Concussion Symptoms among Coaches in Contact vs Non-Contact Sports”
Kate Blankenship, “Ontogenetic Toepad Patterns in Correlophus ciliates”
  • Autumn, K., Dittmore, A., Santos, D., Spenko, M., & Cutkosky, M. (2006). Frictional adhesion: a new angle on gecko attachment. Journal of Experimental Biology, 209(18), 3569–3579. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.02486
  • Griffing, A. H., Gamble, T., Cohn, M. J., & Sanger, T. J. (2022). Convergent developmental patterns underlie the repeated evolution of adhesive toe pads among lizards. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 135(3), 518–532. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blab164
  • Hagey, T. J., Puthoff, J. B., Crandell, K. E., Autumn, K., & Harmon, L. J. (2016). Modeling observed animal performance using the Weibull distribution. Journal of Experimental Biology. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.129940
  • Hagey, T. J., Puthoff, J. B., Holbrook, M., Harmon, L. J., & Autumn, K. (2014). Variation in setal micromechanics and performance of two gecko species. Zoomorphology, 133(2), 111–126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00435-013-0207-2
  • Hagey, T. J., Uyeda, J. C., Crandell, K. E., Cheney, J. A., Autumn, K., & Harmon, L. J. (2017). Tempo and mode of performance evolution across multiple independent origins of adhesive toe pads in lizards. Evolution, 71(10), 2344–2358. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.13318
  • Howell, B. K., Winchell, K. M., & Hagey, T. J. (2022). Geometric morphometrics reveal shape differences in the toes of urban lizards. Integrative Organismal Biology, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obac028
  • Irschick, D. J., Austin, C. C., Petren, K., Fisher, R. N., Losos, J. B., & Ellers, O. (1996). A comparative analysis of clinging ability among pad-bearing lizards. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 59(1), 21–35. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1996.tb01451.x
  • Labonte, D., Clemente, C. J., Dittrich, A., Kuo, C., Crosby, A. J., Irschick, D. J., & Federle, W. (2016). Extreme positive allometry of animal adhesive pads and the size limits of adhesion-based climbing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(5), 1297–1302. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1519459113
  • McCann, J., & Hagey, T. J. (2024). Early burst of parallel evolution describes the diversification of gecko toe pads. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1334870
Jodi Everett, “Wicked Witches of the South: Feminist Spirituality in Southern Lesbian Spaces”
Mary Hope Gammel, “Knowledge of Seizure First Aid Amongst Healthcare vs. Non-Healthcare Majors”
Kimberly Holifield, “Exploring How Attention Control Deficits Affect Multitasking”
  • Block, R. W., Macdonald, N. E., & Piotrowski, N. A. (2024). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health.
  • Borst, J. P., Taatgen, N. A., & van Rijn, H. (2010). The problem state: A cognitive bottleneck in multitasking. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition36(2), 363–382. https://doi-org.libprxy.muw.edu/10.1037/a0018106
  • Bueno, V. F., da Silva, M. A., Alves, T. M., Louzã, M. R., & Pompéia, S. (2017). Fractionating executive functions of adults with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders21(11), 944–955. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054714545537
  • Carrier, L. M., Rosen, L. D., Cheever, N. A., & Lim, A. F. (2015). Causes, effects, and practicalities of everyday multitasking. Developmental review35, 64-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2014.12.005
  • Courage, M. L., Bakhtiar, A., Fitzpatrick, C., Kenny, S., & Brandeau, K. (2015). Growing up multitasking: The costs and benefits for cognitive development. Developmental Review35, 5-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2014.12.002
  • Diehl, M., Semegon, A. B. & Schwarzer, R. (2006). Assessing attention control in goal pursuit: A component of dispositional self-regulation. Journal of Personality Assessment, 86, 306–317. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa8603_06.
  • Fisher, J. T., Hopp, F. R., Chen, Y., & Weber, R. (2023). Uncovering the structure of media multitasking and attention problems using network analytic techniques. Computers in Human Behavior147, 1–9. https://doi-org.libprxy.muw.edu/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107829
  • Gawrilow, C., Merkt, J., Goossens, M. H., Bodenburg, S., & Wendt, M. (2011). Multitasking in adults with ADHD. ADHD ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVITY DISORDERS3(3), 253–264.
  • Gonzalez-Gadea, M. L., Baez, S., & Torralva, T. (2013). Cognitive Variability in Adults with ADHD and AS: Disentangling the Roles of Executive Functions and Social Cognition. Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal34(2), 817–830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2012.11.009
  • Hupfeld, K. E., Abagis, T. R., & Shah, P. (2019). Living “in the zone”: Hyperfocus in adult ADHD. ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders11(2), 191–208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12402-018-0272-y
  • Kokoç, M. (2021). The mediating role of attention control in the link between multitasking with social media and academic performances among adolescents. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology62(4), 493–501. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12731
  • König, C., & Waller, M. (2010). Time for Reflection: A Critical Examination of Polychronicity. Human Performance23(2), 173–190. https://doi-org.libprxy.muw.edu/10.1080/08959281003621703
  • Magen, H. (2017). The relations between executive functions, media multitasking and polychronicity. Computers in Human Behavior67, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.10.011
  • Manly, T., Hawkins, K., Evans, J., Woldt, K., & Robertson, I. H. (2002). Rehabilitation of executive function: Facilitation of effective goal management on complex tasks using periodic auditory alerts. Neuropsychologia, 40(3), 271–281. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0028-3932(01)00094-x 
  • Mittelstädt, V., Miller, J., & Kiesel, A. (2018). Trading off switch costs and stimulus availability benefits: An investigation of voluntary task-switching behavior in a predictable dynamic multitasking environment. Memory & Cognition46(5), 699–715. https://doi-org.libprxy.muw.edu/10.3758/s13421-018-0802-z
  • Mowinckel, A. M., Pedersen, M. L., Eilertsen, E., & Biele, G. (2015). A meta-analysis of decision-making and attention in adults with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders19(5), 355–367. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054714558872
  • Müller, B. W., Gimbel, K., Keller-Pließnig, A., Sartory, G., Gastpar, M., & Davids, E. (2007). Neuropsychological assessment of adult patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience257(2), 112–119. https://doi-org.libprxy.muw.edu/10.1007/s00406-006-0688-9
  • Ophir, E., Nass, C., & Wagner, A. D. (2009). Cognitive control in media multitaskers.  PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106, 15583-15587. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0903620106
  • Pezzica, S., Vezzani, C., & Pinto, G. (2018). Metacognitive knowledge of attention in children with and without ADHD symptoms. Research in Developmental Disabilities83, 142–152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2018.08.005
  • Redick, T. S., Shipstead, Z., Meier, M. E., Montroy, J. J., Hicks, K. L., Unsworth, N., Kane, M. J., Hambrick, D. Z., & Engle, R. W. (2016). Cognitive predictors of a common multitasking ability: Contributions from working memory, attention control, and fluid intelligence. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General145(11), 1473–1492. https://doi-org.libprxy.muw.edu/10.1037/xge0000219
  • Salmi, J., Salmela, V., Salo, E., Mikkola, K., Leppämäki, S., Tani, P., Hokkanen, L., Laasonen, M., Numminen, J., & Alho, K. (2018). Out of focus—Brain attention control deficits in adult ADHD. Brain Research1692, 12–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2018.04.019
  • Salvucci, D. D., & Taatgen, N. A. (2008). Threaded cognition: An integrated theory of concurrent multitasking. Psychological Review115(1), 101–130. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-295X.115.1.101
  • Salvucci, D. D., Taatgen, N. A., & Borst, J. P. (2009). Toward a Unified Theory of the Multitasking Continuum: From Concurrent Performance to Task Switching, Interruption, and Resumption. CHI -CONFERENCE-3, 1819–1828.
  • Shallice, T., & Burgess, P. W. (1991). Deficits in strategy application following frontal lobe damage in man. Brain, 114(2), 727–741. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/114.2.727  
  • Torralva, T., Roca, M., Gleichgerrcht, E., Bekinschtein, T., & Manes, F. (2009). A neuropsychological battery to detect specific executive and social cognitive impairments in early frontotemporal dementia. Brain, 132(5), 1299–1309. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awp041
  • Užule, K. (2018). Mobile education: Review of literature on negative effects of multitasking. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 36, 670–677. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74454-4_64 Wood, E., & Zivcakova, L. (2015). Understanding multimedia multitasking in educational settings. The Wiley handbook of psychology, technology, and society, 404-419. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118771952.ch23
Adriana Love, “Comprehensive Analysis of Sleep Quality in Employed Versus Non-Employed College
Students”
  • Alamir, Y. A., Zullig, K. J., Kristjansson, A. L., Wen, S., Misra, R., & Montgomery-Downs, H. (2022). A theoretical model of college students’ sleep quality and health-related quality of life. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 45(6), 925–934. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-022-00348-9
  • Chiang, Y. C., Arendt, S., & Sapp, S. (2020). Academic Performance, Employment, and Sleep Health: A Comparison between Working and Nonworking Students. International Journal of Higher Education, 9(3), 202. https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v9n3p202
  • Jansen, E. C., Peterson, K. E., O’Brien, L., Hershner, S., & Boolani, A. (2020). Associations Between Mental Workload and Sleep Quality in a Sample of Young Adults Recruited from a US College Town. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 18(4), 513–522. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2019.1626728
  • Blackwelder, A. (2021). Effect of Inadequate Sleep on Frequent Mental Distress. Preventing Chronic Disease, 18. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.200573
  • Toscano-Hermoso, M. D., Arbinaga, F., Fernández-Ozcorta, E. J., Gómez-Salgado, J., & Ruiz-Frutos, C. (2020). Influence of Sleeping Patterns in Health and Academic Performance Among University Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(8), 2760. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082760
  • Lueke, N. A., & Assar, A. (2024). Poor sleep quality and reduced immune function among college students: Perceived stress and depression as mediators. Journal of American College Health, 72(4), 1112–1119. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2068350
  • Mbous, Y. P. V. (2022). Psychosocial Correlates of Insomnia Among College Students. Preventing Chronic Disease, 19. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd19.220060
  • Okano, K., Kaczmarzyk, J. R., Dave, N., Gabrieli, J. D. E., & Grossman, J. C. (2019). Sleep quality, duration, and consistency are associated with better academic performance in college students. NPJ Science of Learning, 4, 16. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-019-0055-z
  • Peltz, J. S., Bodenlos, J. S., Kingery, J. N., & Rogge, R. D. (2021). The role of financial strain in college students’ work hours, sleep, and mental health. Journal of American College Health, 69(6), 577–584. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1705306
  • McCoy, M., Rodriguez, E., Summer, R., Trujillo, I. (2023). Support for Working Students: Understanding the Impacts of Employment on Students’ Lives. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 152102512211492. https://doi.org/10.1177/15210251221149209
Katherine Marsh, “Exploring Vocal Hygiene Education Across Three Disciplines”
  • Aiken, P. J., & Rumbach, A. F. (2018). Keeping the voice fit in the group fitness industry: A qualitative study to determine what instructors want in a voice education program. Journal of Voice, 32(2), 256.e25-256.e34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.04.014
  • Anderson, K., Reimer, C., Carlson, K. J., & Dowdall, J. R. (2024). Targeted vocal education for voice disorder prevention in educators. Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 32 (2), 1–7.
  • Gauvin, N., Fleury, A., & Reynolds, V. (2022). Vocal health of sporting, fitness, and wellness leaders in Northern New York and Vermont. Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, 47(2), 139–145. https://doi.org/10.1080/14015439.2021.1897671
  • Georgalas, V. L., Kalantzi, N., Harpur, I., & Kenny, C. (2023). The effects of caffeine on voice: a systematic review. Journal of Voice: Official Journal of the Voice Foundation37(4), 636.e7–636.e19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.02.025
  • Lobo, B. P. L., Madazio, G. M. V., Badaró, F. A. R., & Behlau, M. S. (2018). Vocal risk in preachers: Talkativeness, vocal loudness, and knowledge about vocal health and hygiene. CoDAS, 30(2). https://doi.org/10.1590/2317-1782/20182017089
  • Maasz, J. J., Van Der Riet, S., Henriët, M., Britz, L., Du Toit, M. N., Graham, M. A., & Van Der Linde, J. (2024). Knowledge and needs of theology students on voice and vocal hygiene at a South African institution of higher education. Communication Disorders Quarterly, 15257401241254808. https://doi.org/10.1177/15257401241254808
  • NCI Dictionary of Cancer terms. Comprehensive Cancer Information – NCI. (n.d.). https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/dysphonia 
  • Rumbach, A. F. (2013). Voice problems of group fitness instructors: Diagnosis, treatment, perceived and experienced attitudes and expectations of the industry. Journal of Voice, 27(6), 786.e1-786.e9.
  • Smith, E., Verdolini, K., Gray, S., Nichols, S., Lemke, J., Barkmeier, J., Hoffman, H. (1996). Effect of voice disorders on quality of life. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 4, 223-244.
  • Szymanowski, A. R., Borst, K. S., & Sataloff, R. T. (2014). Voice Disorders in Teachers: Examining the problem and evaluating prevention. Journal of Singing, 71(2), 201-206
  • Vocal hygiene | UNC voice center. UNC School of Medicine. (n.d.). https://www.med.unc.edu/ent/uncvoicecenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/516/2017/11/vocal-hygiene.pdf
Emma Morrison, “Mental Health: Corrections Officers in Mississippi Prisons”
Amonie Silas, “Evaluating the Knowledge Deficit among College Students Regarding Federal Income Taxes”
Llayne Skinner, “Beyond Bars: The Potential of Programming in Mississippi Jails”
Alisa Smith, “Investigating YAP 1 Involvement in Dimorphism in Histoplasma capsulatum
  • Adams, Melissa Anne, “The Role of the Cysteine/Glutathione Regulatory Genes CDO1, GSH1, and GSH2 in Yeast-Mold Dimorphism of the Pathogenic Fungus Histoplasma capsulatum” (2012). Dissertations. 714. https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/714
  • Azar, M. M., Hage, C. A., Loyd, J., & Wheat, L. J. (2020). Current concepts in the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of histoplasmosis syndromes. Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 41(1), 13–30. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1698429
  • Ban, E., & Song, E. J. (2022). Considerations and suggestions for the reliable analysis of miRNA in plasma using qRT-PCR. Genes, 13(2), 328. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13020328
  • Copley, S. D., & Dhillon, J. K. (2002). Lateral gene transfer and parallel evolution in the history of glutathione biosynthesis genes. Genome Biology, 3(5), research0025.1. https://doi.org/10.1186/gb-2002-3-5-research0025
  • Hage, C. A., Azar, M. M., Bahr, N., Loyd, J., & Wheat, L. J. (2015). Histoplasmosis: Up-to-date evidence-based approach to diagnosis and management. Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 36(5), 729–745. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1562899
  • Jain, C., Yun, M., Politz, S. M., & Mazur, P. (2009). A pathogenesis assay using Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Caenorhabditis elegans reveals novel roles for yeast AP-1, Yap1, and host dual oxidase BLI-3 in fungal pathogenesis. Eukaryotic Cell, 8(8), 1218–1227. https://doi.org/10.1128/EC.00367-08
  • Jozefczuk, J., & Adjaye, J. (2011). Quantitative real-time PCR-based analysis of gene expression. Methods in Enzymology, 500, 99–109. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385118-5.00006-2
  • López, C. E. (2006). [Dimorphism and pathogenesis of Histoplasma capsulatum]. Revista Argentina de Microbiología, 38(4), 235–242. EBSCOhost. Retrieved from https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=c26ef488-83c0-3884-a66d-db9438852837
  • Maresca, B., & Kobayashi, G. S. (1989). Dimorphism in Histoplasma capsulatum: A model for the study of cell differentiation in pathogenic fungi. Microbiological Reviews, 53(2), 186–209. https://doi.org/10.1128/mr.53.2.186-209.1989
  • Penninckx, M. J. (2002). An overview on glutathione in Saccharomyces versus non-conventional yeasts. FEMS Yeast Research, 2(3), 295–305. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1567-1356(02)00081-8
  • Wheeler, G. L., Grant, C. M., & Brock, J. H. (2003). Coupling of the transcriptional regulation of glutathione biosynthesis to the availability of glutathione and methionine via the Met4 and Yap1 transcription factors. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278(50), 49920–49928. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M310156200
Mallory Williams, “Assessment of Nutritional Knowledge and Its Impact on the Treatment of Overweight and Obese Children”
  • Advantia Health. (2022, July 6). Understanding healthcare providers: MD, DO, NP, PA, and CNM. advantiahealth.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://www.advantiahealth.com/womens-health-blog/understanding-healthcare- providers-md-do-np-pa-andcnm/
  • Aggarwal, M., Devries, S., Freeman, A., Ostfeld, R., Gaggin, H., Taub, P., Rzeszut, A., Allen, K., & Conti, R. (2018). The deficit of nutrition education of physicians. The American Journal of Medicine, 339–345
  • Bowman, S. (2005). Pediatrician’s Office: A solution in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity . Acta Pædiatrica, 652–654. https://doi.org/10.1080/0803525051003050
  • Chao, A. M., Zhou, Y., Wei, X., Wisdom-Goulbourne, T., Dowd, M., & Compher, C. (2021). Nutrition education in primary care adult and family nurse practitioner programs. NurseEducator, 47(1), 47–50. https://doi.org/10.1097/nne.0000000000001050
  • Christison, A. L., Ariza, A. J., Fernandez, C., Kumar, S., Novick, M. B., Santos, M., Stratbucker, W. B., Sweeney, B. R., Vidmar, A., & Kirk, S. (2023). Challenges and solutions to sustaining paediatric weight management programs in the United States. Clinical Obesity, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.12577
  • Hampl, S. E., Hassink, S. G., Skinner, A. C., Armstrong, S. C., Barlow, S. E., Bolling, C. F., Avila Edwards, K. C., Eneli, I., Hamre, R., Joseph, M. M., Lunsford, D., Mendonca, E., Michalsky, M. P., Mirza, N., Ochoa, E. R., Sharifi, M., Staiano, A. E., Weedn, A. E., Flinn, S. K., Lindros, J., & Okechukwu, K. (2023). Clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with obesity. Pediatrics, 151(2), e2022060640. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-060640
  • Hampl, S., Davis, A., Sampilo, M., Stephens, K., & Dean, K. (2013). Insurer and employer views on pediatric obesity treatment: A qualitative study. Obesity, 21(4), 795–799. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.20112
  • Kirk, S., Ogata, B., Wichert, E., Handu, D., & Rozga, M. (2022). Treatment of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity: Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics based on an umbrella review of systematic reviews. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Volume 122(4), 848–861
  • Klein, J. D., Sesselberg, T. S., Johnson, M. S., O’Connor, K. G., Cook, S., Coon, M., Homer, C., Krebs, N., & Washington, R. (2010). Adoption of body mass index guidelines for screening and counseling in pediatric practice. PEDIATRICS, 125(2), 265–272. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2008-2985
  • Knopf, A. (2023). AAP urges immediate treatment for childhood overweight and obesity. The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update, 25(3), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu.30756
  • Sanyaolu, A., Okorie, C., Qi, X., Locke, J., & Rehman, S. (2019). Childhood and adolescent obesity in the United States: a public health concern. Global Pediatric Health, 6
  • Skjakodegard, H. F., Danielsen, Y. S., Morken, M., Linde, S. F., Kolko, R. P., Balantekin, K. N., Wilfley, D. E., & Juliusson, P. B. (2016). Study Protocol: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of family-based behavioral treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity–The FABO-study. BMC Public Health, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3755-9
  • Thomas, K., & Urrego, F. (2017). Are pediatricians diagnosing obese children? PubMed, 17(1),80–82. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28331453
  • Trust for America’s Health. (2021, September 14). New data show sixteen states have adult obesity rates at 35 percent or higher up from 12 states in 2019 – TFAH. TFAH. https://www.tfah.org/article/new-data-show-sixteen-states-have-adult-obesity-rates-at-35-percent-or-higher-up-from-12-states-in-2019/
  • World Health Organization: WHO. (2024, March 1). Obesity and overweight. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight Zoellner, J. M., You, W., Hill, J. L., Brock, D. P., Yuhas, M., Price, B., Wilson, J., Montague, D. R., & Estabrooks, P. A. (2021). Comparing two different family‐based childhood obesity treatment programmes in a medically underserved region: Effectiveness, engagement and implementation outcomes from a randomized controlled trial. Pediatric Obesity, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12840
Laila Wrenn, “Investigating the Effects of Vitamin D3 on Chemotherapeutic Agents”