Academic Symposium student participants

Reading of “Pygmalion”:

Kemani Brown, Emme Foster, Aly Freeland, Haley Gibson, Camryn Miles and Liam Vandeventer

Papers and presentations (name, major and subject title):

Hughston Burnheimer, history with museum studies concentration – “Railroads and the Emergence of the Catholic Church in Tennessee”

Ashley Forbes, an alumna, psychology – “Environmental and Social Factors that May Impact Kin Altruism”

Connor Jordan, sport science pre-physical therapy/occupational therapy – “Lower Extremity Injuries”

Sydney May, history with museum studies concentration – “Hillbilly Highway and Southern Migration: A Case Study of Horse Creek”

Charlyn Miller, history and pre-law minor – “The Promoters of the Lost Cause: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of the Confederate Veterans”

Zach Mitchell, English with a concentration in creative writing – “Writing and Publishing in the 21st Century: An Undergrad’s Personal Study on the Present and Future of the Writing Community”

Samantha Nelson, history and political science – “Almanac and Women in 18th and early 19th Century America”

Posters (name, major and subject title):

Gracie Akins, biology with a pre-medical, dental and veterinary concentration; Madeline Creswell, biology; Skylar Georges, biology with a pre-medical, dental and veterinary concentration; Adrienne O’Brien, biology; Kayl Ratliff, biology with a pre-medical, dental and veterinary concentration; Kira Spaulding, biology with a pre-medical, dental and veterinary concentration; Jakob Svendsen, biology with a pre-medical, dental and veterinary concentration – “Identifying the Diversity and Trends of Pathbionts in Student Microbiomes”

Emma Harriman, mathematics – “Real-time Topological Analysis of Soccer Positioning Data”

Skylar Lane, chemistry – “Balancing Excited States of RU(II) Complexes to Favor Ligand Ejection Near the Therapeutic Window”

Elizabeth Massengill, psychology – “Familial Drug Use Predicts Individual Problematic Drug Use in an Appalachian Sample”

Linzi Pitts and Janelle Zirger, psychology – “This Can Wait: Demographic Factors That Influence Procrastination and Their Association with Stress”

Adrian Robinson, psychology with a concentration in behavioral health – “Medical, but Not Government, Mistrust Predicted COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions Among an Appalachian Sample”

Caleb Swinehart, environmental science – “Cherokee National Forest Dispersed Recreation GIS Mapping”

Exhibits (name, major and subject title):

Dalton Darr and Aaron Edison, studio art – “Sistine Chapel: Blind Contour Project and Semester Projects Review – Studio Art: Ancient Thru Renaissance Art History/Studio Art Courses 2023-24”

Raigun Duncan, art and design – “Punk Possum Productions: The Comicverse”

Lilli Gall, art and design – “Fairytales”

Kari Ham, art and design – “Athletes in Their Element”

Patience Salisbury, visual communication design – “Elemental Expressions”