Early-life stress (ELS) has been found to increase the risk of mental illness and physically alter brain structures and cognition. Research shows that exposure to acute ELS leads to enhanced fear learning later in life. There is some evidence that serotonin signalling mediates anxiety-induced increases in adult fear learning. Specifically, 5HT-2C serotonergic receptors appear to […]
C45-P: The Role of Social Support on Mental Health of Bhutanese Refugees in Ohio
This research focuses on the mental health of Bhutanese refugees. The specific research objective was to explore the association between social support and mental health conditions among the Bhutanese refugee community in Columbus Ohio. Interviews were conducted with 200 resettled Bhutanese refugees using convenience and snow-ball sampling methods. Participants were asked questions adapted from the […]
C47-P: Production and Purification of Savinase Protease from B. subtilis
Protease enzymes are widely utilizing in industry in laundry detergents to break down proteinaceous stains as well in pharmaceutical and food industries. A particular serine protease called Savinase shows promise for usage in high pH detergent solutions due to its broad substrate specificity. In this study we aim to produce and characterize recombinant Savinase made […]
C48-P: Distinguishing Between Cellular Respiration and Oxidative Stress Using Autofluorescence Spectroscopy in a Tissue-like Background
My project involves using laser autofluorescence spectroscopy paired with spectral phasor analysis, a biophysical technique, to distinguish metabolic changes in yeast cells. I have specifically focused on measuring changes associated with reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), which are metabolic cofactors associated with cellular respiration and oxidative stress, respectively. Their […]
C49-P: The Nature of Disaster: The Effects of Natural Disasters on Climate-Related Behavior Depends on Individuals and Political Beliefs
Sustainability psychology focuses on the determinants of pro-environmental behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs. An important question is how emotions and morality lead to behavioral outcomes, as it provides insights on how to best promote pro-environmental behaviors. In this study, we focus on how exposure to awe-inducing stimuli and an individual’s moral ideology influences pro-environmental behavioral outcomes; […]
C50-P: Associations Among Diet and/or Exercise Intervention on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Cardiometabolic risk refers to a set of risk factors that increase the likelihood of experiencing vascular events or developing diabetes. Risk factors (CRFs) include but are not limited to hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking, obesity, inflammatory profile, and ethnicity. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of diet and/or exercise intervention on cardiometabolic risk […]
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C56-P: The Relationship Between Race and Alcohol Consumption in College Students’ Social Networks
Alcohol consumption is a problem among college students. Annually, 1,800 students age 18 to 24, die due to alcohol related injuries and accidents (Hingson et al., 2009). Recently, rates of alcohol consumption have increased among college students (Schulenberg et al., 2019). Among college students, research has shown that a person’s peer group is one of […]
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