Poster Presentations

Clinical Psychology – M.A.

Parenting Practices and Child Behaviors in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Student Presenter: Peyton Geiser
Faculty Sponsor: Kia Asberg

Examining the Underlying Neurological Processes Associated with Familiarity and Recollection-Based Memory Retrieval
Student Presenter: Ryan Springs
Faculty Sponsor: Hannah Buala

Counseling – Clinical Mental Health – M.S.

Challenging Assumptions: Trauma-Informed Approaches for Suicide Prevention in Psychopathy
Student Presenter: Alexis Williams
Faculty Sponsor: Melissa Mecadon-Mann

Educational Leadership – ED.D.

Increasing principal capacity to lead inclusive schools
Student Presenter: Brooke Keener
Faculty Sponsor: Aarti Bellara

Breaking the cycle of social reproduction: An improvement initiative to increase college students’ social and cultural capital
Student Presenter: Lisa Mann
Faculty Sponsor: Aarti Bellara

Higher Education Student Affairs – M.ED.

The Effects of Outdoor Recreation on International College Students
Student Presenter: Isabel Couture
Faculty Sponsor: Mark Couture

The Unfavorable Impact that Financial Aid has on Low-Income Undergraduate Students
Student Presenter: Harley Leininger
Faculty Sponsor: Robert Crow

The Power of Strengths: Education Students’ Perceptions of Academic Coaching for Overcoming Challenges
Student Presenter: Heather McGuire
Faculty Sponsor: Robert Crow

School Administration – M.S.A

Leading Through Crisis: Unplanned School Leadership in the Wake of a Natural Disaster
Student Presenter: Kelly McCarthy
Faculty Sponsor: Cathy Andrews

School Psychology – S.S.P

Minority Motivations to Pursue Higher Education: The Differences Between LGBTQ+ and Non-LGBTQ+ College Students
Student Presenter: Finn Ashe
Faculty Sponsor: David Solomon

The Prevalence of Test Anxiety in Rural Appalachia: a study and analysis of symptoms post-covid for elementary and adolescent students
Student Presenter: Bradley Davis
Faculty Sponsor: Nathan Roth

Academic Self-Efficacy, Study Skills, and Academic Performance
Student Presenter: Alexandra Jarman
Faculty Sponsor: Candace Boan-Lenzo

Psychology – PSY.D

Physical Activity, Executive Functioning, and Frontal Lobe Power in Early Adolescence
Student Presenter: Angelina Cleroux
Faculty Sponsor: Alleyne Broomell

Transdiagnostic Approach to Assessing Adolescent Trauma
Student Presenter: Amanda Periano
Faculty Sponsor: David Solomon

Do Words Matter? Evaluating the Impact of Terms for Psychological Services on Help Seeking
Student Presenter: Marisa Schorr
Faculty Sponsor: Jonathan Campbell

Engineering Technology – M.S.

Application of Convolutional Neural Network to Enhance Fault Detection in Power System
Student Presenter: Remon Das
Faculty Sponsor: Tarek Kandil

Dynamic 3D Wood Printing
Student Presenter: D’Najah Slappy
Faculty Sponsor: Hamid EisaZadeh

Solar Recycler
Student Presenter: Collin Tastet
Faculty Sponsor: Basel Alsayyed

Communication Sciences and Disorders – M.S.

Cherokee Language Considerations for Speech-Language Pathologists.
Student Presenter: Britt Caldwell
Faculty Sponsor: Claire Wofford

Speech-Language Pathologists’ Role in Treating Older Adults with Dysphagia
Student Presenter: Samuel Hubbard
Faculty Sponsor: Gloriajean Wallace

Family Nurse Practitioner – D.N.P.

What is the Impact of Formalized Diabetic Education on Modified DKQ-R Scores of Patients in a Rural Primary Care Office?
Student Presenter: Denita Clendenin
Faculty Sponsor: Amy Putnam

Building Education for newly diagnosed ckd patients based on the experiences of ESRD patients
Student Presenter: Shauntil Couch-Bah
Faculty Sponsor: Tamara Pearson

Provider education to improve knowledge of nutritional guidance for weight management in primary care: A quality improvement project
Student Presenter: Brandy Garner
Faculty Sponsor: Teri Durbin

Sugar Sweetened Beverages and Type II Diabetes
Student Presenter: Helen Rowland
Faculty Sponsor: Lydia Elliott

Enhancing Patient Comfort During Pelvic Exams: Non-Pharmacological Approaches in Primary Care
Student Presenter: Jessica VanRegenmorter
Faculty Sponsor: Jaclyn Bandell

Implementation of a Dementia Champions Program through Provider and Staff Education in a Veterans Healthcare System: An Evidence-Based Practice Project
Student Presenter: Joanna Wright
Faculty Sponsor: Amy Putnam

Enhancing Primary Care Providers’ Knowledge of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Student Presenter: Ky’leana Young
Faculty Sponsor: Tamera Pearson

Nurse Education – M.S.N.

Attrition in Nursing Education: An Integrative Literature Review
Student Presenter: Sonya Jordan
Faculty Sponsor: Amy Putnam

Technological Challenges in Nursing Education: An Integrated Literature Review
Student Presenter: Aimee Medina
Faculty Sponsor: Amy Putnam

Promoting Success in Nursing School: An Integrative Literature Review
Student Presenter: Sarah Rushing
Faculty Sponsor: Amy Putnam

Nursing Burnout
Student Presenter: Cherrie Satterfield
Faculty Sponsor: Ramona Whichello

Nurse Practice – D.N.P.

Depression Screening in Primary Care
Student Presenter: Alexandra Lowrance
Faculty Sponsor: April Messer

Social Work – M.S.W.

HRSA BHWET Scholar Alumni Professional Outcomes
Student Presenter: Emily Carmichael
Faculty Sponsor: Emma Miller

Fine Arts – M.f.a.

Rooted in Place: A study of the natural pigments available in the Western North Carolina Region
Student Presenter: Brooklin Routt
Faculty Sponsor: Susan Martin