{"id":2568,"date":"2023-07-31T08:34:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T13:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/acadaff\/?page_id=2568"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:16:38","slug":"points-of-pride","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/acadaff\/undergraduate-research\/points-of-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Research \u2013 Points of Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.55) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 100%),url(https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/acadaff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2023\/07\/20230420_APPLIED-LEARNING-SHOWCASE_4-scaled.jpg);;--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:200px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; color: #ffffff;\">Points of Pride<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:300px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:1px 1px 20px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:-50px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:70px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"background: #ffc700; width: 100%; height:30px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 30px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><strong><em>Some examples of MoWest faculty mentored student research presentations and publications from various disciplines in the last 3 years<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>* indicates student author<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>Presentations<\/h1>\n<h2>2026<\/h2>\n<p>Beck, A.* (Presenter &amp; Author), &amp; Rhoad, J. (Author Only). &#8220;Synthesis and Characterization of a Difluorinated Carbohydrate Derivative.&#8221; 251st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA. (March 2026)<\/p>\n<p>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)<\/p>\n<p>Richardson, Haydn*; Conkling, Jake*; &amp; Avdan, Goksu. &#8220;AOKI DM45\/47 Units: Design and Validation of a Foldable Access Ladder for Operator Access.&#8221; National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2026, 13\u201315 Apr. 2026, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA. Poster presentation. (Accepted; student unable to attend due to a schedule conflict.)<\/p>\n<h2>2025<\/h2>\n<p>Huang, L., Carviou, J., Evans, R.*, &amp; Hammer, A.* (2025, October 15\u201318). Hearing the story: How audio amplifies your media [Workshop]. Associated College Press &amp; College Media Association Fall National College Media Convention 2025, Washington D.C., United States.<\/p>\n<p>Jedlicka, JA, Romaker*, B, Lindsteadt*, A, Watson*, C, &amp; Johnson, M. (2025). &#8220;Generalist Insectivorous&#8221; birds differ in their consumption of arthropods in Kenyan coffee farms [Poster presentation]. Association of Field Ornithologists Annual Meeting. July. Ogden, Utah.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2>2024<\/h2>\n<p>Jedlicka, JA, Larison*, T, Barnes*, S, Ballard*, D, Barriga*, J, Gruetze*, M, Poush*, J, &amp; 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.<\/p>\n<p>Hiley, Shauna, &amp; Ziebarth, Bowyn D*. &#8220;Reduction of waste generated in the determination of chloride via microscale gravimetric titration: An alternative to the macroscale Fajan\u2019s titration in Quantitative Analysis.&#8221; Poster presented at the Spring 2024 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA. March 17, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Kempf, Shelbi*; Lorimor, Steven P.; &amp; Woodford, Jeffrey. &#8220;Thermodynamics and Equilibria of 2,7-Dihydroxy-1,8-naphthyridine.&#8221; Poster presented at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA. March 15, 2024.<\/p>\n<h1>Publications<\/h1>\n<h2>2026<\/h2>\n<p>Valentin, S.*, &amp; White, C. N. (2026). Decision-making styles and intolerance of uncertainty. Psychological Reports. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/00332941251415319\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/00332941251415319<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2025<\/h2>\n<p>Oviedo Moura*, X, Jedlicka, JA, Lopes Oliveira, S, &amp; 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<\/p>\n<p>Culver, S.*, &amp; Rhoad, J. S. (2025). Acetyl \u03b1-D-2,3,4-triacetyllyxopyranoside. IUCrData, 10, x250016. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1107\/S2414314625000161\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1107\/S2414314625000161<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sweiger, Kolby Scott*, &amp; Avdan, Goksu. &#8220;Bio-Based Neck Orthosis Design: Structural Comparison of Circular, Elliptical, and Honeycomb Patterns Using Finite Element Analysis.&#8221; 2025 IEEE 8th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and System Engineering (ICEESE), IEEE, 2025. doi:10.1109\/ICEESE66784.2025.11212661.<\/p>\n<h1>2024<\/h1>\n<p>Cook, T.*, &amp; Roy, T. (2024). Harnessing prairie survey and restoration through applied learning: Insights from research done in Missouri Western State University&#8217;s John Rushin Teaching and Research Prairie. 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