This project focuses on the metapragmatics of competitive FPS game communities. Like any other sport, communication skills in competitive FPS games are integral both to successful play as well as the community’s consideration and appreciation of cohesive groups, as it applies to both team play as well as wider acceptance within the community. Research was […]
C04: Retinoic Acid Signaling Promotes Ventral Aorta Development in Zebrafish
Developmental birth defects emerge due to abnormalities in the formation and growth of embryonic tissues. Congenital heart defects are the most common developmental defect in humans. This condition can affect the tissue within the heart and the surrounding greater vessels. Zebrafish are used to study these defects because their anatomy provides a similar and simpler […]
C03: Investigating the Role of Retinoic Acid Signaling on Establishing Heart Size in Zebrafish
Congenital heart defects are often accompanied by improper blood flow throughout the heart, leading to greater complications in patients born with such defects and often resulting in higher mortality rates. Given the severity of these conditions, it is important to understand more about the development of heart defects and how they specifically impact the cardiovascular […]
C02: Investigating the Temporal Role of Retinoic Acid Signaling in Cardiac Outflow Tract Development in Zebrafish
The heart is the first organ to form and function during embryonic development. Improper heart growth can lead to congenital heart defects which are the most common type of developmental defects in humans. The two-chambered heart in a zebrafish embryo can be used to easily observe impacted heart formation. During the development of the embryo, […]
C01: Molecular analysis of pendulum mutants presenting with defects in heart valve and outflow tract development
Unidirectional blood flow, controlled by valves within the heart, is an essential component for proper and efficient heart function. 30% of patients exhibiting a congenital heart defect present with defects in these valves resulting in decreased heart function. In zebrafish, valve formation occurs at the atrioventricular canal (AVC) and outflow tract (OFT). The signaling pathways […]
B51: Learning How to Communicate Research with Non-Disciplinary Audiences
The student authors of this proposal represent Miami University for the STR (Scholars Transforming through Research) program of the Council on Undergraduate Research. This program emphasizes the development of civically engaged researchers, through regularly scheduled professional development webinars. Participants learned valuable skills in communicating the impact of undergraduate research with a range of stakeholder groups. […]
B57: Respect Native Sovereignty in Social Work Practice
As a social work major and global and intercultural studies co-major, I chose to focus my independent study on Native American intergenerational trauma. I have read and now written on its structural causes throughout history, and more adequate ways of healing from a professional standpoint. Lasting disparities in Native American communities call great urgency to […]
B55: Hungry for More: Food Insecurity Programs at Miami University
This project was a part of my global health capstone project, which I completed through an immersion experience this spring at TOPSS food pantry in Oxford, Ohio. During this time, I observed that no college students had used the pantry while I was there. I learned in previous coursework that food insecurity in college students […]
C07: Inject Money into Harm Reduction: The Life and Cost Saving Powers of Syringe Services Programs (SSPs)
For this research project, I interned at Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) throughout Butler County in collaboration with the Butler County General Health District. SSPs help provide people in need with sterile syringes, injection equipment, naloxone, and fentanyl test strips. They also help link people in need to rehabilitation facilities and reduce the spread of infectious […]
C11: Testing a Novel Ligand for Non-dreadd Mediated Effects
The aim of this study is to lay the foundation for the development of a novel paradigm to study the effects of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) released from the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) on fear and anxiety responses in rodents. The BNST is a stress-responsive, sexually dimorphic brain region and repeated, low-level activation […]