Academic Summit

Session 1

Implementing Learning Approaches

Lacey Williams, Southeastern Louisiana University

Farrar Hall, Room 131

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Session 1

Modeling Studies of the HIV GP160 Envelope Protein

Manuel Zubieta, University of New Orleans

Farrar Hall, Room 131

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Session 2

Panoptic Paradoxes: Control and Captivity in Morrison’s Beloved

Patrick Boyd, Louisiana Tech University

Farrar Hall, Room 132

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Session 2

The Wife of Bath: a Tragic Caricature of Women

Lillian Grappe, Louisiana Tech University

Farrar Hall, Room 132

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Session 2

The Fame Monster: Lady Gaga Versus Madonna and the Never Ending Battle of Blond Bombshells

Gavin Johnson, Nicholls State University

Farrar Hall, Room 132

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Session 3

Is EROD Activity Affected by the Molting Cycle in the Fiddler Crab, Uca pugilator?

Kate Hotard, Nicholls State University

Farrar Hall, Room 133

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Session 3

Characterization of Ubiquitin/Proteasome-Dependent Degradation of Hap4 in the Regulation of Hap2/3/4

Arielle Hunter, University of New Orleans

Farrar Hall, Room 133

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Session 3

New Antioxidant Prenylated Benzophenone Derivative from Native Louisiana Species of Hypericum hypericoides

Shreedu Pradhan, McNeese State University

Farrar Hall, Room 133

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Session 1

A Critical Assessment of the Incident Command System

Al Landry, Northwestern State University
Elizabeth Mrak, Northwestern State University

Farrar Hall, Room 112

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1

Is French Toast?: The Fall of French as the Leading Lingua Franca

Kyle May, Northwestern State University

Farrar Hall, Room 112

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 2

Torrefaction of Pine, Willow, and Arundo to Improve Fuel Characteristics

Philip Aucoin, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Farrar Hall, Room 114

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 2

Evaluation of Erosion for Coastal Highways and Levees

Lane Blocker, McNeese State University

Farrar Hall, Room 114

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 2

Expedient Wind Energy Potential in Louisiana

Jasmin Honegger, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Farrar Hall, Room 114

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 3

The Superhalogen Properties of Gold Oxide Nanoclusters

Sonia Adtani, McNeese State University

Farrar Hall, Room 131

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 3

Comparison of Various Force Fields of GROMACS Using Polymer Matrix Systems

Daniel Huggett, Southeastern Louisiana University

Farrar Hall, Room 131

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 3

A Comparison of Significant Tornadoes in the Central Plains and Southeastern United States

Justin Pullin, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Farrar Hall, Room 131

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 4

American Education and the Impact of Reduced Resources

Bionca Ball, Grambling State University

Farrar Hall, Room 132

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 4

The Impact of Virtual Classrooms in a Rural Community

Alana Sandidge, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Farrar Hall, Room 132

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 4

Curriculum Redesigning of an Introductory Macroeconomics Course

Kimberly Waddles, Grambling State University

Farrar Hall, Room 132

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 5

A Novel Mechanism for Regulating Glycolysis and Glutaminolysis During the Cell Cycle

Saul Carcamo, Northwestern State University

Farrar Hall, Room 133

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 5

Construction and Validation of a Stage-Classified Matrix Model of Alligator mississippiensis

Mary Hebert, Northwestern State University

Farrar Hall, Room 133

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 5

An Analysis of Adiponectin Levels in High Fat And mCMV Infected Mice

Bethany Lavergne, Northwestern State University

Farrar Hall, Room 133

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1

Tradition, Culture, and the Effects of Colonialism in Things Fall Apart

Caitlin Fife, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Farrar Hall, Room 112

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 1

A Comparison of Wason Selection Task Reasoning in Social and Non-Social Contextual Domains

Alexis Smith, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Farrar Hall, Room 112

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 2

Positron Lifetime Studies of Cu/Mn3O4 Core/Shell Nanoparticles

Damilola Fasheru, Grambling State University

Farrar Hall, Room 114

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 2

Thermal and Morphological Characterization of Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced Low Density Polyethylene

Camille Hebert, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Farrar Hall, Room 114

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 2

A Temperature Warning System Design

Gavin Richard, Grambling State University

Farrar Hall, Room 114

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 3

Insertion of a Used CIDR on Day 3 to 5 Post-Insemination in Heifers to Improve Pregnancy Rate

Heather Nordberg
Jennifer Veillon, McNeese State University

Farrar Hall, Room 131

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 3

Bio-Ethanol Production from Eastern Gamagrass, Tripsacum dactyloides

David Samaha, Nicholls State University

Farrar Hall, Room 131

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 4

The Price of Education

Cody Culpepper, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Farrar Hall, Room 132

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 4

Reflections of Mallarmé: A Comparative Study of Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

Marguerite Li Bassi, Nicholls State University

Farrar Hall, Room 132

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 5

Determining If Louisiana Populations of Sheepshead Minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus) Practice Intra-Species Cleaning Behavior or Lepidophagy and Documenting Behavioral Interactions

Charles Johnson-Day, University of New Orleans

Farrar Hall, Room 133

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 5

Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria Inhibiting the Growth of Mycobacterium marinum

Ariane Martin, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Farrar Hall, Room 133

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 5

Species Delimitation of a Hybrizing Complex Through Phylogeographic Inference

George Tiley, Southeastern Louisiana University

Farrar Hall, Room 133

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM