2022 Schedule

Schedule
2022
Friday, April 8th
8:00 AM

Registration Opens

USC Upstate

CLC Lobby

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

8:30 AM

Breakfast & Coffee

USC Upstate

CLC Ballroom

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Bennie Harris Chancellor, USC Upstate

CLC Ballroom

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

9:15 AM

Keynote: The Future of Public Health in the Climate Crisis

Jennifer Runkle, North Carolina State University

CLC Ballroom

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

10:15 AM

Break

USC Upstate

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM

Poster Presentations

USC Upstate

URC Greatroom

10:30 AM - 12:15 PM

12:15 PM

Break

USC Upstate

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM

Lunch

USC Upstate

CLC Ballroom

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM

Break

USC Upstate

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

1:45 PM

A clinical review of the effects of Copy number variation and other mutations on 17q25.3

David Jeffrey, Lander University

Breakout Session A: Health Sciences I

CASB 101

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

1:45 PM

Age Detection Using Convolutional Neural Networks

Chivin So, Lander University

Breakout Session A: Computer and Data Sciences

CASB 102

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

1:45 PM

College Pressure 101

Joshua Golden, Spartanburg Methodist College

Breakout Session A: Humanities and Social Sciences

CASB 104

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

1:45 PM

Racial Inequality in AP and Honors Courses in the U.S. Education System

Elissya Simone Laurent, University of South Carolina Upstate

Breakout Session A: Education

CASB 103

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

1:45 PM

Safety in numbers: The impacts of environment and demography on group size and vigilance in white-tailed deer

Zachrey Swartzentruber, Lander University

Breakout Session A: Ecological Sciences

CLC Ballroom

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

An Exploration of Authentication Protocols for IoT Edge Devices

Joseph Clark, Lander University

Breakout Session A: Computer and Data Sciences

CASB 102

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:00 PM

Effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on blood culture contamination rate at a tertiary care academic medical center

Brianna Sacchetti, University of South Carolina Upstate

Breakout Session A: Health Sciences I

CASB 101

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:00 PM

EHR Etiquette and Training in Preclinical Medical Education

Samantha Worth, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

Breakout Session A: Education

CASB 103

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:00 PM

Predictors of group formation by mammals in Upstate South Carolina

Elisabeth Howansky, Lander University

Breakout Session A: Ecological Sciences

CLC Ballroom

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:00 PM

The Effects of Sleep on Performance

Ricardo Casiano, Spartanburg Methodist College

Breakout Session A: Humanities and Social Sciences

CASB 104

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:15 PM

Human disturbance and habitat size do not affect mammal species richness

Aurora Robert, Lander University

Breakout Session A: Ecological Sciences

CLC Ballroom

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM

A Comparison of Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions and American Evangelicalism: Understanding the Current State of Evangelicalism in America from a Kuhnian Perspective

Eden Wallace, Greenville Technical College

Breakout Session A: Humanities and Social Sciences

CASB 104

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

2:30 PM

Art Unbound: Youth Participatory Action Research as Pedagogy

Derek Fenner, USC Upstate

Breakout Session A: Education

CASB 103

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

2:30 PM

Extrapolative Data Analytics as a Panacea for Business Intelligence Decisions in Auto Dealership: A Case Study

Richmond Adebiaye, University of South Carolina Upstate

Breakout Session A: Computer and Data Sciences

CASB 102

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

2:30 PM

Impact of Medicare beneficiaries enrollment in chronic care management services program on healthcare utilization and expenditures

Deshia Breaux, University of South Carolina Upstate

Breakout Session A: Health Sciences I

CASB 101

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

2:30 PM

Oviposition Site and Egg Mass Characteristics of a New Member of the Two-marked Treehopper (Enchenopa binotata) Species Complex

Kayla Reizer, University of South Carolina Upstate

Breakout Session A: Ecological Sciences

CLC Ballroom

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

2:45 PM

A Conversation Too Late: An Examination of Early-Career Teachers’ Experience With New Social Studies Standards

Rebecca Mueller, University of South Carolina Upstate

Breakout Session A: Education

CASB 103

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

2:45 PM

An axiomatic approach to consensus

Trevor Leach, Lander University

Breakout Session A: Computer and Data Sciences

CASB 102

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

2:45 PM

Battle of the variants: Is space or time a better predictor of variation in lichen secondary chemistry?

Jordan Cannon, Lander University

Breakout Session A: Ecological Sciences

CLC Ballroom

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

2:45 PM

Dietary Practices and Supplement Use Among CrossFit Participants

Matthew Brisebois, University of South Carolina Upstate

Breakout Session A: Health Sciences I

CASB 101

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

2:45 PM

Genetic Contribution to Alcohol Use and Subsequent Impulsive Aggression

Christa Christ, USC Upstate

Breakout Session A: Humanities and Social Sciences

CASB 104

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Break

USC Upstate

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

3:15 PM

A Full Screen on Cybervetting

Katherine Tran, USC Upstate

Breakout Session B: Business & Economics

CASB 104

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:15 PM

Dialect and Disenfranchisement: Report of the Pilot Study on Dialect Bias and Prejudice in the Spanish-Speaking World

Dalton Raines, University of South Carolina Upstate

Breakout Session B: Service Learning & Community Engagement

CASB 103

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:15 PM

Glyphosate adsorption and degradation in aquatic systems using manganese oxide coated magnetic nanoparticles

Reilly Arena, USC Upstate

Breakout Session B: Chemical Sciences

CASB 102

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:15 PM

Identification of MC1R alleles in Nerodia clarkii compressicauda in order to gain insight into the genetics of color variation

Andrea Gaynor, Lander University

Breakout Session B: Biological Sciences

CLC Ballroom

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:15 PM

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) Elastography versus Liver Biopsy

Caroline Wilson, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

Breakout Session B: Health Sciences II

CASB 101

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM

Climate Change and Corporate Social Responsibility: The Impact on Trekking and Mountaineering in Nepal

Charles Harrington, University of South Carolina Upstate

Breakout Session B: Business & Economics

CASB 104

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

3:30 PM

Determining the Binding Strength of Metal-Indicator Complexes using Colorimetric Indicators

Aislinn Labra-Arteaga, Lander University

Breakout Session B: Chemical Sciences

CASB 102

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

3:30 PM

Dialectic Perception in Education: An Analytical Exploration of the Spanish-Speaker’s English Dialect

Caroline Cooley, USC Upstate

Breakout Session B: Service Learning & Community Engagement

CASB 103

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

3:30 PM

Lichen secondary metabolites: Local geographic variation

Ayla Edmiston, Lander University

Breakout Session B: Biological Sciences

CLC Ballroom

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

3:30 PM

Uses of laser-assisted angiography in head and neck reconstruction

Zoey Morton, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

Breakout Session B: Health Sciences II

CASB 101

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

3:45 PM

Anterolateral Thigh Osteomyocutaneous Flap Reconstruction Following Unilateral Composite Resection with Hemimandibulectomy

Nicolas Strat, University of South Carolina

Breakout Session B - Health Sciences II

CASB 101

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

3:45 PM

Panel Discussion - Serving for the Grade & So Much More: Service-Learning and the student experience

David Marlow, University of South Carolina - Upstate

Breakout Session B: Service Learning & Community Engagement

CASB 103

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

4:00 PM

Addressing Death Certificate Errors through Education

Cara Logan, University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville

Breakout Session B: Health Sciences II

CASB 101

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

4:00 PM

Green Alliances: Are They Beneficial when Regulated Firms are Asymmetric?

John Strandholm, University of South Carolina Upstate

Breakout Session B: Business & Economics

CASB 104

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

4:00 PM

Method Development for the Synthesis of Glycoconjugated-Phthalonitriles and A3B Glycoconjugated-Phthalocyanines

Coleman Walker, University of South Carolina Upstate

Breakout Session B: Chemical Sciences

CASB 102

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

4:00 PM

The effects of Arnica Montana extracts on Nrf2 signaling pathway in Microglial cells

Deltrice Holmes, Presbyterian College

Breakout Session B: Biological Sciences

CLC Ballroom

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

4:15 PM

Does a 2x dose of different Vitamin B12 forms affect Tau phosphorylation and expression of proteins that regulate Tau phosphorylation?

Allen Mundok, University of South Carolina Upstate

Breakout Session B: Biological Sciences

CLC Ballroom

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

4:15 PM

Does Stroke Severity Influence Sensory Feedback Needed for Reaching?

Gregory Loftis, UofSC School of Medicine Greenville

Breakout Session B: Health Sciences II

CASB 101

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

4:15 PM

Environmental R&D Tournaments

John Strandholm, University of South Carolina Upstate

Breakout Session B: Business & Economics

CASB 104

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

4:15 PM

Experiments in Matrix Isolation: Investigations of Oxygenated Hydrocarbons

Alaina Gunn, USC Upstate

Breakout Session B: Chemical Sciences

CASB 102

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM

Break

USC Upstate

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

4:45 PM

Award Ceremony with Refreshments

USC Upstate

CLC Ballroom

4:45 PM - 5:30 PM