Some examples of MoWest faculty mentored student research presentations and publications from various disciplines in the last 3 years

* indicates student author

Presentations

2026

Beck, A.* (Presenter & Author), & Rhoad, J. (Author Only). “Synthesis and Characterization of a Difluorinated Carbohydrate Derivative.” 251st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA. (March 2026)

Holsted, A.* (2026, March). Examining athletic burnout through the lens of athletic identity and perceptions of life transitions [Poster presentation]. Alpha Chi National Conference, Orlando, FL, United States. (Sponsored by Dr. William Russell)

Richardson, Haydn*; Conkling, Jake*; & Avdan, Goksu. “AOKI DM45/47 Units: Design and Validation of a Foldable Access Ladder for Operator Access.” National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2026, 13–15 Apr. 2026, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA. Poster presentation. (Accepted; student unable to attend due to a schedule conflict.)

2025

Huang, L., Carviou, J., Evans, R.*, & Hammer, A.* (2025, October 15–18). Hearing the story: How audio amplifies your media [Workshop]. Associated College Press & College Media Association Fall National College Media Convention 2025, Washington D.C., United States.

Jedlicka, JA, Romaker*, B, Lindsteadt*, A, Watson*, C, & Johnson, M. (2025). “Generalist Insectivorous” birds differ in their consumption of arthropods in Kenyan coffee farms [Poster presentation]. Association of Field Ornithologists Annual Meeting. July. Ogden, Utah.

Jameson, C.*, and Roy, T, (2025). Morphological and Molecular Features of the Tribe Marrubieae and the Genus Roylea and Their Evolutionary Relationships [Poster presentation] Botany Conference, Palm Springs, CA. Poster presentation.

2024

Jedlicka, JA, Larison*, T, Barnes*, S, Ballard*, D, Barriga*, J, Gruetze*, M, Poush*, J, & Zhand*. (2024). Are predator proof nest boxes really predator proof? [Poster presentation]. Joint Meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists, Society of Canadian Ornithologists, and the Wilson Ornithological Society. Aug. Peoria, Illinois.

Hiley, Shauna, & Ziebarth, Bowyn D*. “Reduction of waste generated in the determination of chloride via microscale gravimetric titration: An alternative to the macroscale Fajan’s titration in Quantitative Analysis.” Poster presented at the Spring 2024 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA. March 17, 2024.

Kempf, Shelbi*; Lorimor, Steven P.; & Woodford, Jeffrey. “Thermodynamics and Equilibria of 2,7-Dihydroxy-1,8-naphthyridine.” Poster presented at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA. March 15, 2024.

Publications

2026

Valentin, S.*, & White, C. N. (2026). Decision-making styles and intolerance of uncertainty. Psychological Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251415319

2025

Oviedo Moura*, X, Jedlicka, JA, Lopes Oliveira, S, & Johnson, MD. (2025). Effects of native and non-native shade trees on insect predation pressure on Kenyan coffee farms. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 6, 1529450. doi:10.3389/fcosc.2025.1529450

Culver, S.*, & Rhoad, J. S. (2025). Acetyl α-D-2,3,4-triacetyllyxopyranoside. IUCrData, 10, x250016. https://doi.org/10.1107/S2414314625000161

Sweiger, Kolby Scott*, & Avdan, Goksu. “Bio-Based Neck Orthosis Design: Structural Comparison of Circular, Elliptical, and Honeycomb Patterns Using Finite Element Analysis.” 2025 IEEE 8th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and System Engineering (ICEESE), IEEE, 2025. doi:10.1109/ICEESE66784.2025.11212661.

2024

Cook, T.*, & Roy, T. (2024). Harnessing prairie survey and restoration through applied learning: Insights from research done in Missouri Western State University’s John Rushin Teaching and Research Prairie. Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education, 10, 97–107. https://doi.org/10.57186/jalhe_2024_v10a8p97-106